| Upcoming Events |
4/14 & 4/28: Building Committee, 2:30 pm at City Hall
4/18: City Offices closed for Good Friday
4/23: Municipal Court 10:30 a.m. at City Hall
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Toll-Free Enforcement Numbers
Ordinance
1-877-442-0072
Animal Control
1-877-816-8136
Non-Emergency Numbers
Security Gate
693-4110
City Hall
693-6840
Public Works/POA
693-2951
Golf Course:
693-3300
Allied Waste:
693-3513
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Issue: # 193
| April 16, 2014 | |
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Greetings!
Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life.
~S.D. Gordon
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WATER RESTRICTIONS
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Stage 2 Mandatory Water Restrictions
Effective
April 1, 2014
Please reduce outdoor water use by 20% and follow the watering schedule below:
Residential:
Odd number addresses on Wednesday and Saturday.
Even number addresses on Thursday and Sunday.
Commercial:
Tuesday and Friday (including large landscapes)
Watering hours: Midnight to 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to midnight
Please call the Public Works Department at 693-2951 for more information
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DROUGHT UPDATE
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MANDATORY ONCE A WEEK WATERING EFFECTIVE APRIL 21ST
***As of April 16, we are still in Stage 2 as noted above, please watch the gate and email for information***
Once-a-Week Outdoor Watering Schedule: Address ends in: Your watering day is:
0 or 1 Monday
2 or 3 Tuesday
4 or 5 Wednesday
6 or 7 Thursday
8 or 9 Friday
Watering with a hose end sprinkler or automatic irrigation system is permitted on the scheduled day between the hours of Midnight to 10 a.m. and from 7 p.m. to midnight. Hand watering is permitted any day between the hours of 12 midnight and 10 a.m. and from 7 p.m. to 12 midnight but only with a hand-held positive shutoff nozzle or bucket. Car washing is permitted at commercial facilities only.
City staff will be available to help with programming of your irrigation system timer if needed. If you would like assistance with changing the programming on your irrigation system timer please call city hall at 830-693-2951.
We also suggest checking the sprinkler heads in your irrigation system to make sure that they are adjusted and working properly so that they are not wasting water by spraying onto the street, sidewalks or driveway.
You may have received a phone call from the City of Marble Falls regarding your scheduled watering day. Please do not follow this schedule. Meadowlakes is not using the same watering schedule as Marble Falls. These calls are from an automated system. We are trying to determine why they are calling Meadowlakes and hope to have the problem resolved shortly.
There will be more information about the drought and our drought contingency plan available on our website: www.meadowlakestexas.org. We will also have links posted there for additional information about the drought from the LCRA.
The following enforcement provisions shall apply to all City of Meadowlakes retail water customers:
First Violation: Notice issued
Second Violation: Fine of up to $250
Third Violation: Fine of up to $500
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OFFICE CLOSURE
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The City offices will be closed on Friday, April 18th in observance of Good Friday. If you have a water or sewer emergency, please call the Public Works Department at 830-693-2951 and follow the prompts to page on-call personnel.
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SERVICE LEAGUE GOLF TOURNEY
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Highland Lakes Service League 20th Annual "For Ladies Only" Charity Golf Tournament, Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Hidden Falls Golf Course
Get a team together and come join the fun for a worthy cause. The cost is $85.00 per player which includes golf, range balls, cart, continental breakfast and lunch. The tournament is a flighted 4-person (ladies only) scramble. If you do not have a team and want to play, contact Carolyn Richmond, (830) 201-2111.
On Friday, April 25, 2014, the Hidden Falls Restaurant is having a Fiesta Buffet that is open to the public. Even if you are not playing in the tournament, come take a peek at the Silent Auction items and try your hand at the "fun" putting contest. A donation of $5.00 is required to try your hand at the obstacle putting course and prizes will be given for the two best scores. So, come join the fun and support a worthy cause and you just might find something in the Silent Auction that you can't live without!
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CLUBHOUSE NEWS
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Regular Grill hours are 11-3
Tuesday - Sunday Take out welcome 693-4467 This Sunday our Grill will be closed for
the Easter Buffet. The Pro Shop will have
Sandwiches and Snacks available for our Golfers. Last Friday Fish Features
April 18, 11-3
Grilled Tilapia w/Lemon Butter Cream Sauce
Rice Pilaf, Coleslaw, Hushpuppies Fried Catfish, Hushpuppies, Coleslaw
Choice of Sweet Potato or French Fries
$9.95 Includes Ice Tea We will be hosting a Fiesta Buffet and Silent
Auction for the Highland Lakes Service League's
Annual Charity Golf Tournament
Friday, April 25th at 5:30.
Everyone is welcome.
Thank you for supporting the Club! |
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ELECTION CORNER
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Update: Mary Ann Raesener is running uncontested for Mayor and Mike Barry is running uncontested for Place 1. We will have a race between Jerry Drummond and Moe Garza for Place 3. The election will be held on Saturday, May 10th. Early voting will begin Monday, April 28th. I will have more information regarding dates and times of early voting in future newsletters.Please click the link below to view the sample ballot:
http://www.burnetcountytexas.org/users/0003/docs/14Mlakes%20City.pdf
For the next few weeks we will be featuring a short biography of each candidate. This should in no way be construed as an endorsement by the City; we are providing this information as a service to the residents and the information was provided by the individual candidate
This week we will focus on Moe Garza, running for Place 3.
My wife Elisa and I have lived in Meadowlakes since 2001. We have 5 children and 7 grandchildren. Before my retirement in 2001 i worked in the semiconductor industry for 40 years. I worked at Texas Instruments, Fairchild, ATMI, and Honeywell. I was a process engineer, product engineering manager, manufacturing manager and repair and maintence manager at Texas Instruments. I was a worldwide sales and technical manager at ATMI and Honeywell, and I was the president of Hou-Texins operation at Texas Instruments Small Business. I have also worked at the pro shop at both the Legends Golf Club and Hidden Falls. I am currently a member of the Knights of Columbus and a delegate of the Pan American Golf Association. I attended Texas A&I, University of Houston, and was the basketball coach at Nation Wide Business College. My goal if elected to the Council, is to work with the City Council in assuring that Meadowlakes remains a thriving and productive community.
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MEET THE CANDIDATES
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The Meadowlakes POA will be sponsoring a "Meet the Candidates" forum, Sunday, April 27, 2014 at 3:00 PM at the Hidden Falls Golf Club. Come meet the citizens who are running for mayor and city council. Refreshments will be served.
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EMERGENCY TRAINING
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REDUCE YOUR LOSSES IN A COMMUNITY DISASTER
In 95% of all emergencies, bystanders and everyday citizens provide the first immediate assistance on the scene. Without the proper training, how would you know what to do? You may not think you need to learn - but the moment an incident or disaster occurs - you will regret not having learned.
CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) is a training program that prepares you to help yourself, your family and your neighbors in the event of a disaster when emergency personnel may not be able to reach everyone right away.
Under the direction of local emergency responders, CERT teams help provide critical support by giving immediate assistance to victims, providing damage assessment information and helping to organize other volunteers at a disaster site.
Volunteers trained in CERT also offer a potential workforce value for performing duties such as shelter support, crowd control and evacuation. The role of a CERT volunteer is to help others until trained emergency personnel arrive. Through this training, you will know better how to help yourself and those around you survive in the immediacy of the disaster.
On Thursday, May 1, 2014 the Burnet County Office of Emergency Management will begin holding a series of free CERT training classes for residents of the community, as well as property owners associations and organizations so that they can individually be better prepared to help themselves, their families, loves ones and neighbors. This first class of 2014 will be held from 7:00 pm - 10:00 p.m. at Freedom Flyers (Across from Seton Hospital) 3202 US 281 in Burnet.
This program is made possible by a CAPCOG Citizens Corps Grant Program/CERT which provides the funds for training equipment and supplies.
To register for this class, and get more information and the entire training schedule, contact Jim Gallagher, CERT Training Officer at jdgallagher45@yahoo.com
Information is also available on the Burnet County website, www.burnetcountytexas.org
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WE'RE GOING SOCIAL!
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In our efforts to find more ways to keep you, our residents, better informed about important updates and items of interest, we have created a Facebook page and a Twitter account:
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As always, if you have any questions or concerns about communications from the City, you may call us at 693-6840 or come by the office any time. We also welcome any feedback specific to this newsletter. This is for you, our residents; so please tell us what you think!
Sincerely,
Stephanie Littleton City of Meadowlakes
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